Amazingly still full- bodied and bright. Some brown tinge but very deep garnet. Heavy sediment and brittle cork, miraculously removed with an ah-so. The nose is luscious - spicy, complex and only enhancing with open time. Pallet is past prime - molasses, tobacco, blackberry. A regal rioja from the Marquis. Rated in honor of it's age.
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Remarkably good condition... perfect cork, no bricking... Soft red fruit attack. Relatively singular in the flavor profile... but nice. Light red fruits, - more like a sangiovese than a tempranillo.
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Old and a bit dusty but still has some soft fruit and was quite tasty with spaghetti and Gramma's meat sauce. Celebrating Connors 16 birthday with a bottle from his birth year.
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3/30/2024 - Barry'sFault Likes this wine: 95 Points
Amazingly still full- bodied and bright. Some brown tinge but very deep garnet. Heavy sediment and brittle cork, miraculously removed with an ah-so. The nose is luscious - spicy, complex and only enhancing with open time.
Pallet is past prime - molasses, tobacco, blackberry.
A regal rioja from the Marquis. Rated in honor of it's age.
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11/26/2015 - sjjacobs Likes this wine: 89 Points
After 20 years still has good body and legs. Blackberry and cherry notes.
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11/13/2013 - Ecoenophile wrote: 88 Points
Remarkably good condition... perfect cork, no bricking... Soft red fruit attack. Relatively singular in the flavor profile... but nice. Light red fruits, - more like a sangiovese than a tempranillo.
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7/1/2012 - BobMcK wrote: 88 Points
The last of the case. a wonderful old lady - elegant, leathery, tobacco. a lovely contrast to the lamb.
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10/22/2011 - TonyH wrote: 89 Points
Old and a bit dusty but still has some soft fruit and was quite tasty with spaghetti and Gramma's meat sauce. Celebrating Connors 16 birthday with a bottle from his birth year.
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